Fishing reel



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FISHNG REEL Filed Aug. 5.1938 2. Sheets-Sh@ ll; v INVENTOR Patent'edeb. a),

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p Loren W. Whitcomb, Glendale, Calif., assigner to Leonard Jean `Gauthiealms Angeles, Calif.

ApplicatlonAllglllt 5, 1938, Serial N0. 223,271

a claims.

`lil a manner that the balance of the rod is improved due to the fact that the Vnovel features herein provided make it `possible to position the reel nearer to the end of the fishing rod than heretofore, `whereby the point on the rod about which 15 the rod pivots when the line is cast, is brought `nearer to the top of the rod handle and adjacent the thumb of the caster.

For further details ofthe invention, reference may be made to the drawings wherein: g4)` p Fig. 1 is a side elevationalview of a preferred form of the inventionembodying both the improved fastening means and the `improved line guard.

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation `of Fig. `l, taken `on line 2-2 of Fig.' 3. Fig. 3 is a transversesectional elevation taken on line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 `is a side elevation of the inner end.

flange of thespool for the reel of Fig. 1, with a portion oi' the flange broken away.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section of 'line 5-5 of Fig. 2, showing the spring member of the click.

Figs. 6 and '7 are rear and side elevational views 4 respectively of a modified `form of reel wherein the reelis positioned nearer the end of the rod 35 than in Fig. 1. i

Figs. 8 and 9 are rear and side elevational views respectively of a further modification wherein the line guard oi' this invention is adapted for use with a' standard type of reel.

o Fig. l0 is an elevational view `of the washer` employed in connection with Figs. 8 and 9 for retaining the line guard on` the end of the` rod. Figs. 11 and 12 are rear and side elevational views of a further modification wherein a modiiled form of line guard is adapted for use with a standard reel.

` Figs. 13 and 14 are rear and side elevational views respectively of further modification wherein the improved reel retaining means is applied to a standard form of reel.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2` and `3. the invention is illustrated as applied to a reel for a rod commonly used fortrout 'and other types of fishing, wherein for a right handed fisherman the reel depends from the rod with the. spool handle on the right hand side thereof for the normal operation of casting and retrieving the line. According to this invention the core I ofthe fishing rod w is provided with a metallic sleeve 2 having a closed end i provided with a screw threaded aperture I. Thereel according to this invention is fashioned so that it is adapted to `embrace a portion of this sleeve and the end pf the vrod as shown in Figs. 1, 2 `and 3. For this purpose I the casing of the reel 5 having spool Ii rotatably mounted therein is provided with an elongated channel 1 `which terminates at its front end in a tongue 8 adapted to be retained vin the metal groove 9 fixed to sleeve 2, and channel 'l ter- 10 minates at the other end in an end piece I0 forming a socket to receive the end of the rod or sleeve 2. As sleeve 2 is cemented or otherwise fixed to the core I of the rod, the end ofthe sleeve 2in eifect is the end of the rod. `'I'he 15 end piece III is provided with an aperture "II and a screw I2 passes through aperture II and is threaded into the screw threaded Aaperture I` to retain the end of the rod in the socket `formed by the end piece III. 20

In order to reduce the likelihood of a slack portion of the fishing line from catching around the end of the rod or from catching in the space between the end of the rod and the adjacent portion of the reel casing, as shown in Fig. 1, kI preferably conioin the end piece Ill `by'a grad- 25 ual sloping surface with the casing 5 of the reel. In this way. the surface of the casing from the end piece Iii to about the point I3 on the casing as shown in` Fig. 1 serves as a line guard so in avoiding a re-entrant curve over this region. The curvedA portion in question, that is, from the end piece I0 to the point about I3 in Fig. 1 is preferably convex to facilitate the line I4 when it is slack and around the casing, from being a5 caught on and retained by the casing as would be the case for example with the reel shown in Fig. 9 if the line guard were not employed, the slack line in this case passing around' the back of the reel and up through the re-entrantporm 'tion marked I5 and over the front side of the sleeve I6.

As shown in Fig. 3 the channel I may be formed by the reversely curved opposed sides I8 and I9 of the reel casing 5, the bottom of this channel 46 being open and leading into the space where the spool 8 is mounted. The spool 6 itself is more or less conventional and comprises a front flange 20 having a convex curvature which forms a continuation of the curvature of the top and bottom adjacent' portions ofthe casing 5. In ange 50 20 is mounted a handle 2| to wind the reel 6. The reel or spool 6 is rotatably mounted on a stud 22 which is fixed to the back 23 of the casing 5 and the spool is retained on the stud 22 by means of removable screw 24. At the back of spool 6 and forming a part thereof is flange 25 suitably secured to which is a ratchet wheel 2l in cooperation with a spring pawl 21 mounted on the inside of the back wall 23 and forming w the clickfas usual. Any other form of click or drag may be used.

The front and back sides oi' the casing 5 are held in their spaced relation as shown in Fig. 3 by cross members 30, 3|, 32 each integral with the side walls. jIn other words, the periphery of the casing 5 is omitted or cut away to form an elongated opening 33 at the left side of the reel as shown in Fig. 2, and an elongated opening 34 at the right side.' These openings serve to ventilate the portion ofline I4 on the reel 6, and' the line I4 is led from reel B'through opening34f,

The Whole reel casing 5 of Figs. 1-3, including channel 1, tongue 8, end piece l0, sides VHB, I9

and cross members 30, 3l, 32 are preferablymade an integral unit by casting a light weight metal such as aluminum, `or dural, which may be painted, or otherwisevcoated or surfaced.

In the modification shown in Figs. 6`and '1 substantially the same rod fastening means ils employed as that shown in Fig. l, except -that the reel casing is pushedy more towards the end of the rod whereby the flange or channel member 1I now extends substantially beyond the end ofthe sleeve 2 as at 12, the protruding portion 12 having an aperture 13 therein'to receive the screw 14 which fastens the reel to the end of the rod 2.! In this case as in Fig. 1, the end piece 12 conjoins the casing 15 by a convexcurve to form a line guard. As in Fig. 1, the casing 15, channel `member 1I, member y12, etc., are preferably made an integral unit by casting of metal.

In Figs. 8, 9 and 10 a conventional reel 45 is shown and it may be held in place on the sleeve I6 -by a ilxe'd groove 4l and a slidable sleeve "42 as is well known. To provide this typically conventional reel-with a line guard which is simple i flange 55 and a similar iiange not shown therebe` hind, to substantially fill the space between the and economical in form, I provide a screw threaded aperture ,43,in the end of the sleeve I6 (as in Fig.l2) and fashion an inverted U-shaped groove y 44 as showny in Fig. 10 in the end of the sleeve 16. In groove .44 I retain the bight of 'a curved wire guard 46 by means of screw 41, the lower ,ends of the curved U-sh'aped guard46 being suitably fastened at separated points on the usual reel post 41 by being bent therearound as shown at 48 'and 49 in Figs. 9 and 10. The guard 46 is light in weight and prevents or reduces the possibility of a line catching around the portionl marked I 5 in Fig. 9 as explained above.

A modification of the guard 46 is shown in Figs. 11 and 12.wherein this guard takes the form of a metal stamping having a convex curved bottoni. portion 50 which terminates at its top in an apertured lug 5| adapted to be secured to the end of the rod by screw 52 and which terminates atl its bottom portion in a circular apertured mem-v ber 53 adapted to receive the cross bar Non a conventionalreel. The curved portion 50 has arising therefrom on opposite sides thereof the reel casing at a point marked 56 andthe end of the rod sleeve 51.

line guard which is cheap. to manufacture and Lreadily adaptable to a standard type of reel.A

In the modification shown in Figs. 13 and 14 I have shown the improved form of reel fastening means of Fig. 1 as applied to an otherwise conventional reel, without incorporating therein the line guard feature. lThe end piece 60 in this case Thisalso forms an economical` differs from the end piece i0 in Fig. 1;, in that the bottom thereof where' it conjoins the channel 1 forms a re-entrant curve as indicated by 6|,`

thereby providing a likely place for the slack line to catch as with the prior art construction. This reel fastening means vhas an advantage over the usual construction as illustrated at 4I and 42 in Fig. 9 in that there is avoided the use of a slidable sleeve or other locking means which is adapted to be accidentally manipulated by the hand holdingthe rod. The -screw y62 in Fig. 14, as in all of the other figures in the drawings, is remote fromthe ecork or other'handle 63.

I claim: .Y

` 1. A fishing reel for a rod handle, said reel comprising a spool casing, a spool therein, a line guard' integral with said casing and terminating in a portion-adapted to overlie the end of the rod handle, said overlying portion havingmeans for securing-.the reelto' the end of the'rod handle.

2. In a fishing reel, a line guard thereforhaving a surface extending from a point where the end ofthe rodi handle lies when the reel is in position onA the rod to a point on the -reel casing away :from the rod handle, the distance from `points on the lineguard tonthenearestpoint on the rod handle gradually-increasing as' the distance from the end vof the rodffin'creases, and

fastening means forsaid'line'guard.A` J- 3.-'I'he combination of rod'fhandle'f-'h'aving a sleeve at the endv thereo'f,`a fishirig-reel'therefor having val Tcasin,g and rodi fasteriing*meansA for a said casing vcomprising la channel -io'd` receiving portion terminating at yone 'endlfthereof1ina tongue and -terminatingat the other end 'thereof in a socket 'adapted to removably receivethe end of said sleeve, means for removably securing the' yend of said sleeve in said socket, and fastening means on said sleeve cao-operating `with `said "14. The r'combination according to j claim 3 wherein said casing comprises'a line guard inte-l. gral with said socket-andv said'c'asing-saidguard` extending outwardly 'from said socket and merging with said casingv at a pointremote` from said sleeve. 7 f ,A`

5. vA fishing reel comprising an -elongatedroci receiving channel, an end piece at the rear of saidv channel, means for securing said end piece to the end 'of a fishing rod with the rod in said channel, rod securing means for said channel, and a reel casing fixed to said channel.

46. A fishing reel according to claim 5 compris- Ying means conjoining said'casing and said end piece and forming aline guard. K

'7. A fishing reel casing having ,reversely' curved sides forming a rod receiving channel, land means y for retaining a fishing rod in saidy channel.

8."A fishing reel casing-having separated sides `v forming a rod socket, spaced cross members inte- 'gral vwith said'sides, and means for retaining a shing rod in said socket.

9; A fishing-'reel comprising the cmabin'ation` of a line guard having a convex` surface adapted vto guide the line away from the endof theA rod K and around a reel on' the rod, said'line guard terminating in a ysocket adapted'to lreceive the ofthe rod in said'socket. .4

end of the rod, and'means for' retaining the end 

